Zelle
Worth it · RPG · 2019
The verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $9.80, a BANGER if it drops to $4.98.
- Length
- 2.4h 3.3h to 100%
- Value
- $4.08/hr
- Reviews
- 95% of 529 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $4.98 or less.
Buy now or wait
Next discount: likely in the Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. Calls like this were right 83% of the time in a backtest over 70 weeks.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Zelle is a occult adventure game. You can explore the inside and outside of the castle using adventure game mechanics and battle demons with strategic mouse clicks. Your goal in this game is to bring the protagonist home.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
37 discounts in the 7 years on record, a median of 50 percent off across all of them, roughly 9 weeks apart. Past sales have already crossed the $4.98 BANGER line 30 times.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 4 percent on value. It is better reviewed than 97 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, My Friend is a Raven (free, scores 74) beats it on value, while it beats Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut ($9.99, scores 61).
More about Zelle
This site sampled 321 of its Steam-purchase reviews; none were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written May 2020 to August 2026.
Players
- Players online
- 1 when we last checked, on Oct 14, 13:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Pretty creepy and atmospheric in parts. It has lots of innovative one-shot moments that are pretty funny and creative. It's unfortunately a bit slow and janky due to its engine. I don't mind the low res grunge of it all but some of the walking sections, unstoppable cutscenes and padded out final act made it a bit of a chore to finish.
2 more reviews
I love you Zelle... This game changed my life. The visuals, the gameplay, the environment, the SOUNDTRACK. It's all phenomenal. I listen to the OST all the time, I have the Zogzo shirt. I want to see more people appreciate this game, because I feel it is very underrated.
this game told me something i really, really needed to hear when i needed it badly. the gameplay is enjoyable, and the game is short enough that it never drags, and continues to surprise you. obviously, the artstyle is beautiful. suitably scary for a horror game, meaningful enough for me to actually remember it once the scares are over. your second chances are for you, nobody else.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Zelle scores 73/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/725330/zelleReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.